Veterans honored in Mount Prospect ceremony
Mount Prospect celebrated Veterans Day Saturday at the Lions Park Recreation Center, next to the Veterans Memorial and Fountain.
The event included patriotic songs, a rifle salute and the playing of taps. Capt. Matt Schachman, a West Point graduate, spoke. The event was sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1337 and American Legion Post 525.
Howard Richardson of Mount Prospect American Legion Post 525, who was in the World War II tank corps special forces, salutes during the Mount Prospect Veterans Day ceremony on Saturday at Lions Park Recreation Center.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
In addition to the the rifle salute., the ceremony included songs and a keynote speaker.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
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